ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS’
MINUTES OF BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2013, 7:00 P.M.
HS CONFERENCE ROOM
1. Call Regular Meeting to Order and Roll Call: President Mark Jamison called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while this meeting was open to the public.
Roll call was taken. Present were board members Micheal Dwyer, Mark Jamison, Luanne Sundberg, Greg Sampson, Shanon Willmott and Matt O’Daniel. Also present were Lynn Johnson, superintendent, Andrew Farber, high school principal, Chad Radke, elementary school principal and Cheryl Keeler, recording secretary.
1.2 Approval of Regular Meeting Agenda: Moved by Matt O’Daniel and seconded by Greg Sampson to approve the regular agenda as presented. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote with Mike Dwyer, Ann Jamison, Matt O’Daniel, Greg Sampson, Luanne Sundberg and Shanon Willmott voting in favor of the motion.
2. Welcome to Guests and Public Forum
3. Consent Agenda:
3.1 Minutes/Ratify Action of the February 11, 2013 regular meeting.
3.2 Monthly Financial Reports, Claims (Check Register), Special Fund Transfers, Hot Lunch Report and Activity Report.
Employee Benefit Fund BCBS Health Insurance $6,812.80
Depreciation Fund Bobcat of Omaha $8,200.00
Moved by Mark Jamison and seconded by Matt O’Daniel to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote.
4. Curriculum/Instruction Report: Art. In addition to her written report, Erin Schaapveld presented a video of student projects.
5. Review of Annual District Report: None
6. Principal’s Reports: Mr. Farber elaborated on his written report on the flexible scheduling for middle school. NEsa tests will be given from March 26 to May 6. Mr. Radke reported on the Title I review, ILCD upcoming review, ELL program and use of I-pads in the classrooms.
7. Superinendent’s Report: Lynn Johnson reported she is attending Level I van driving training. She will be getting her van license to help with the driver shortage the district is currently experiencing.
7.1 NRCSA Spring Conference in Kearney – March 21 and 22: No one will be attending. Conferences closer are just as informative.
7.2 Quarter Enrollment Figures: K-6: 255; 7-12: 279; PK-12: 557
8. Board of Education Committee
Reports
8.1
Finance Committee: No report
8.2 Negotiations Committee: No report
8.3 Buildings and Grounds Committee: April meeting will be scheduled.
8.4 Professional Development Sharing: Mike Dwyer attended the NRCSA Legislative Conference.
8.5 Legislative Update: Mike Dwyer reported funding battles are ongoing in the legislature. Governor Heineman would like to see special education funding increased. Mr. Dwyer has applied for an open legislative committee position.
9. Unfinished Business:
9.1 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to rescind Policy No. 6030 Designation of Attendance Centers
Moved by Greg Sampson and seconded by Mike Dwyer to rescind Policy No. 6030 Designation of Attendance Centers as presented. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote.
10. New Business:
10.1 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve option enrollment capacities for the 2013-2014 School Year.
Moved by Mark Jamison and seconded by Mike Dwyer to approve the option enrollment capacities for the 2013-2014 school year as presented. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote.
10.2 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve the 2013-2014 school calendar. Moved by Sampson and seconded by Willmott to approve the 2013-2014 school calendar as presented. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote.
10.3 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to accept staff members’ resignations.
Moved by Mike Dwyer and seconded by Matt O’Daniel to accept the resignation of Kevin Krohn as secondary science teacher effective at the end of his 2012-2013 teaching contract as presented. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote.
Moved by Greg Sampson and seconded by Shanon Willmott to accept the resignation of Kellie Kenkel as preschool paraprofessional effective Friday, March 8, 2013 as presented. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote.
Moved by Matt O’Daniel and seconded by Mike Dwyer to accept the resignation of Vicki Lindley as elementary special education paraprofessional effective Friday, March 15, 2013 as presented. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote.
10.4 Discuss and Consider recommendations for certificated teachers: All teachers will be offered contracts for 2013-2014.
10.5 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve administrator salaries.
Moved by Mike Dwyer and seconded by Shanon Willmott that salaries for the superintendent and building principals remain unchanged for the 2013-2014 school year (Lynn Johnson, Superintendent $122,879; Andrew Farber, Secondary Principal $91,225; Chad Radke, Elementary Principal $81,250 and James Shada, Assistant Principal/Activities Director $68,500) as presented. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote.
10.6 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve principals’ contracts for the 2013-2014 school year.
Moved by Matt O’Daniel and seconded by Greg Sampson to approve one year contracts for Andrew Farber, Secondary Principal, Chad Radke, Elementary Principal, and James Shada, Assistant Principal/Activities Director as presented. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote.
10.7 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve 2013-2014 activity admissions and pass prices. Recommendation is to increase the price of a family pass by $15.00. All others will remain the same.
Moved by Greg Sampson and seconded by Mike Dwyer to approve the 2013-2014 activity admission and activity pass prices as presented. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote.
2013-2014
Admission (Varsity) (JV/9th/JH)
Preschool Free Free
Students (K-12)
$4.00
$2.00
Adults
$5.00 $3.00
*Athletes do not get in free. They must pay admission or pay for a pass.
Passes 2013-2014
Student Passes (K-12) $45/yr. ($40 winter)
Adult Passes $60/yr. ($50 winter)
Family Passes $145/yr. ($120 winter)
Senior Citizens Free w/Golden Age Pass
10.8 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve major course revisions to include combining Yearbook and Desktop Publishing in Digital Broadcasting, changing 9th grade science to have an emphasis on Physical Science, adding 9-12 Language Arts Lab, Broadcasting and a new requirement for graduation of Personal Finance and Business Economics and dropping Information Technology III.
Moved by Greg Sampson and seconded by Mike Dwyer to approve the course revisions and additions for the 2013-2014 school year as presented. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote.
10.9 Discuss, Consider and Review the following policies:
6615
Special Education Policies and Regulations
6700
Firearm Policy
6800
Internet Safety and Acceptable Use
6900
Chronic Infectious Disease Practice and Procedure
6910
Dispensing Medications
6920
Student-Self-Management of Asthma, Anaphylaxis and/or
Diabetes
(with forms) Asthma or Anaphylaxis Medical
Management Plan
Diabetes
Medical Management Plan
11. Executive Session: None needed.
12. Action on Executive Session Items
13. Adjournment: There being no further business meeting was adjourned at 8:50 p.m.
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Mark Jamison, Board President Lynn Johnson, Board Secretary
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